The commodification of international marriages: Cross-border marriage business in Taiwan and Viet Nam;La marchandisation des mariages internationaux: Le commerce des mariages transfrontieres a Taiwan et au Viet Nam

International Migration

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 93-116

  Wang, Hong Zen ^a   Chang, Shu Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; LABOR MIGRATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; MARRIAGE;

TAIWAN; VIET NAM;

EID: 0036992724     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2435.00224     Document Type: Article

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